Seattle May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 1944
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1950
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1912
Highest daily low 56 °F 2016
Most precipitation 1.31 inches 2014
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.7 °F
Average low 45.8 °F
Chance precipitation 40.8%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 51 0.00 0.0
2022 54 46 0.00 0.0
2021 57 46 0.25 0.0
2020 57 44 0.06 0.0
2019 63 46 0.00 0.0
2018 74 50 0.00 0.0
2017 74 55 0.11 0.0
2016 72 56 0.00 0.0
2015 69 46 0.00 0.0
2014 59 48 1.31 0.0
2013 71 49 0.00 0.0
2012 52 45 0.73 0.0
2011 58 44 0.00 0.0
2010 54 41 0.03 0.0
2009 62 44 0.01 0.0
2008 51 46 0.09 n/a
2007 57 41 0.01 n/a
2006 66 44 0.00 n/a
2005 65 49 0.00 n/a
2004 70 50 0.00 n/a
2003 53 46 0.05 n/a
2002 57 39 0.00 n/a
2001 59 39 0.00 n/a
2000 56 45 0.24 n/a
1999 53 42 0.18 n/a
1998 66 54 0.01 n/a
1997 55 47 0.30 n/a
1996 54 39 0.00 0.0
1995 62 49 0.00 0.0
1994 63 41 0.22 0.0
1993 54 46 0.26 0.0
1992 77 47 0.00 0.0
1991 64 45 0.00 0.0
1990 70 50 0.00 0.0
1989 72 45 0.00 0.0
1988 54 40 0.06 0.0
1987 68 49 0.00 0.0
1986 61 45 0.01 0.0
1985 55 42 0.00 0.0
1984 56 42 0.12 0.0
1983 61 47 0.00 0.0
1982 56 40 0.08 0.0
1981 54 40 0.14 0.0
1980 66 40 0.00 0.0
1979 65 48 0.00 0.0
1978 58 42 0.09 0.0
1977 58 46 0.36 0.0
1976 61 49 0.00 0.0
1975 52 42 0.13 0.0
1974 62 42 0.00 0.0
1973 61 48 0.05 0.0
1972 66 48 0.00 0.0
1971 73 49 0.00 0.0
1970 73 45 0.00 0.0
1969 55 39 0.08 0.0
1968 68 45 0.00 0.0
1967 56 47 0.00 0.0
1966 71 51 0.00 0.0
1965 52 42 0.03 0.0
1964 56 42 0.00 0.0
1963 55 36 0.00 0.0
1962 52 37 0.11 0.0
1961 51 39 0.06 0.0
1960 56 44 0.01 0.0
1959 55 38 0.00 0.0
1958 62 48 0.00 0.0
1957 66 44 0.00 0.0
1956 61 45 0.00 0.0
1955 57 43 0.00 0.0
1954 61 46 0.00 0.0
1953 72 45 0.00 0.0
1952 56 38 0.00 0.0
1951 72 46 0.00 0.0
1950 53 35 0.01 0.0
1949 56 37 0.00 0.0
1948 53 42 0.59 0.0
1947 67 45 0.00 0.0
1946 76 50 0.00 0.0
1945 68 52 0.00 0.0
1944 85 55 0.00 0.0
1943 66 47 0.00 0.0
1942 58 43 0.00 0.0
1941 60 48 0.01 0.0
1940 67 47 0.00 0.0
1939 67 49 0.01 0.0
1938 54 42 0.10 0.0
1937 71 50 0.11 0.0
1936 66 54 0.21 0.0
1935 72 45 0.00 0.0
1934 66 47 0.00 0.0
1933 53 44 0.22 0.0
1932 60 47 0.00 0.0
1931 60 49 0.01 0.0
1930 54 41 0.01 0.0
1929 57 42 0.00 0.0
1928 58 n/a 0.00 0.0
1927 51 44 0.46 0.0
1926 56 48 0.48 0.0
1925 61 43 0.00 0.0
1924 61 43 0.00 0.0
1923 68 44 0.00 0.0
1922 54 45 0.18 0.0
1921 53 39 0.00 0.0
1920 59 40 0.00 0.0
1919 57 41 0.00 0.0
1918 65 50 0.05 0.0
1917 52 44 0.00 0.0
1916 64 50 0.00 0.0
1915 68 50 0.00 0.0
1914 54 43 0.02 0.0
1913 51 45 0.00 0.0
1912 49 44 0.11 0.0
1911 56 46 0.48 0.0
1910 63 47 0.00 0.0
1909 70 50 0.00 0.0
1908 60 45 0.00 0.0
1907 64 47 0.00 0.0
1906 62 49 0.00 0.0
1905 63 48 0.03 0.0
1904 54 43 0.01 0.0
1903 71 45 0.00 0.0
1902 56 47 0.01 0.0
1901 57 43 0.00 0.0
1900 74 48 0.00 0.0
1899 62 43 0.11 0.0
1898 81 49 0.00 0.0
1897 62 48 0.00 0.0
1896 52 43 0.38 0.0
1895 62 48 0.00 0.0
1894 52 40 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 85 °F which happened in 1944.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1944
2 81 °F 1898
3 77 °F 1992
4 76 °F 1946
5 74 °F 1900
5 74 °F 2017
5 74 °F 2018
8 73 °F 2023
8 73 °F 1971
8 73 °F 1970
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 35 °F which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1950
2 36 °F 1963
3 37 °F 1949
3 37 °F 1962
5 38 °F 1952
5 38 °F 1959
7 39 °F 1996
7 39 °F 1969
7 39 °F 2002
7 39 °F 1921
7 39 °F 1961
7 39 °F 2001
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1912
2 51 °F 1913
2 51 °F 1927
2 51 °F 1961
2 51 °F 2008
6 52 °F 1965
6 52 °F 1962
6 52 °F 1917
6 52 °F 1975
6 52 °F 1896
6 52 °F 2012
6 52 °F 1894
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.31 inches which happened in 2014.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.31 inches 2014
2 0.73 inches 2012
3 0.59 inches 1948
4 0.48 inches 1911
4 0.48 inches 1926
6 0.46 inches 1927
7 0.38 inches 1896
8 0.36 inches 1977
9 0.30 inches 1997
10 0.26 inches 1993
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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